the most seriously injured are being evacuated to the capital, port-au-prince. as joe johns reports, they have terrible stories to tell. reporter: the helicopter convoy bringing the most seriously injured from the earthquake zone to port-au-prince, haiti, running from sunup to sundown. today they re greeted by a surgeon, a broken bone specialist, who quickly evaluates their condition. the 7.2-magnitude earthquake left more than 2,000 people dead and over 12,000 people injured, causing hospitals in haiti to be completely overwhelmed. a short distance by air from la caille to port-au-prince, but getting here can be a slow process. this 23-month-old girl suffered a laceration running from thigh to ankle in saturday s earthquake. when she finally was flown into the capital, her leg was badly infected. took a long time to get her here.
hospitals in haiti are overwhelmed by victims of saturday s deadly earthquake. some patients finally reaching the hospital almost a week after the disaster struck as doctors and nurses struggle without basic medical devices that they need to save lives. cnn s joe johns is live in port-au-prince haiti. joe, what are you seeing there? well, john, on top of all of what you said there, the roads into and out of the disaster zone are often either covered in debris or controlled by armed gangs, making it very difficult to get in and out. so we took a look at the helicopter convoy that has been moving patients out of the disaster zone and over here to port-au-prince where they can get to hospitals to be treated. reporter: the helicopter
always great to be with you my friend. sean: i love the pictures. over 300, most shot by me and my cameraman out there in the field with these remarkable americans. sean: amazing. even the cover, a helicopter you can see manning on the outside with the guns. sean: when i was in iraq, i missed you by a day i was with secretary rumsfeld. we had a helicopter convoy. both sides opened doors, guns, aimed down in case they needed to use them. you do this every time you go out in the field? it beats walking. at some point one of these guys will say colonel, how old are you? and i once made the terrible mistake of saying how old do you think i am? you are talking to one of these special operators, 20, 21-years-old, a little older than your average soldier,
sean: colonel, how are you? always great to be with you my friend. sean: i love the pictures. over 300, most shot by me and my cameraman out there in the field with these remarkable americans. sean: amazing. even the cover, a helicopter you can see manning on the outside with the guns. sean: when i was in iraq, i missed you by a day i was with secretary rumsfeld. we had a helicopter convoy. both sides opened doors, guns, aimed down in case they needed to use them. you do this every time you go out in the field? it beats walking. at some point one of these guys will say colonel, how old are you? and i once made the terrible mistake of saying how old do you think i am? you are talking to one of these special operators, 20, 21-years-old, a little older than your average soldier,